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Potentially being a member of one of the greatest NBA free-agent classes of all time this summer, Chris Bosh is accustomed to waking up to stories of what he's doing and where he might be going written by people who have no idea what they're talking about.

Yesterday's wake-up story though was a little out of the ordinary.

Early yesterday, Bosh was getting calls from friends asking him about a story that had him committing to the U.S. national team for the world championship this summer in Turkey.

The difference is this article had USA Basketball chairman Jerry Colangelo stating Bosh had committed to the program.

"He's in," Colangelo is quoted in the story that appeared on Fanhouse. "I feel very good about it. He's got his free agency situation, but he understands we'll want him at (a July minicamp in Las Vegas) even though he won't have to participate. If you show respect to somebody, respect comes back to you."

Apparently Colangelo, the father of Raptors president and GM Bryan Colangelo, came to this conclusion after a recent visit to Toronto where he spent time with Bosh.

Bosh was taken aback by the statements in the article.

"I don't know where that came from really," he said Saturday after practice.

"Well, maybe some words got mixed up, but I haven't fully committed.

"I've got a whole bunch of stuff going on this summer. I feel I have to deal with that first and then we'll talk about (playing for the U.S.) after that is done."

That stuff Bosh refers to is determining his NBA future, whether that's with the Raptors or some other NBA club.

Bosh, who was a member of the U.S. team that won gold in Beijing, said it's not about whether he wants to participate or not. It's a case of his own NBA future taking precedence. Asked if he would like to participate if the question of his NBA future is settled, Bosh didn't sound like that was likely to resolve itself in time.

"It depends on how fast it all gets done," he said. "That's a quick turnaround. (NBA) Negotiations start July 1, there's a (U.S. team) mini-camp in mid-July ... it's a very short window of time. So I just want to take care of my business matters first and there's no telling how long that will take."

In the same story, Colangelo comes across confident that LeBron James also will eventually come on board. As for Dwyane Wade, the third member of that class of 2003 that can opt out of their contracts this summer along with James and Bosh, his position is much the same as how Bosh painted his Saturday morning: He's on the fence.

"It's not smart to play and risk injury (in those circumstances)," Bosh said. "Not smart at all."